Value Typical passive construction

Examples

I been to court for a person - witness for a person, because he couldn't come to the hospital, because he did get jook. Ne- close here - more to he heart, and that - and that thing stop about that much from he heart.

[...]

[...]

he

3sg.m.sbj

did

pst

get

get

jook.

stab

[...] he had gotten stabbed.

So - they - OK, so - uh - lot of people got arrested, people went to prison and what not, you know, after - after they had this riot, you know.

[...]

[...]

lot

lot

of

of

people

people

got

get[pfv]

arrested

arrest.ptcp

[...].

[...]

[...] (a) lot of people got arrested [...].

I was never confirm – in the Anglican, so I got confirm.

I

1sg.sbj

was

cop.pst

never

never

confirm

confirm

–

in

prep

the

art

Anglican,

Anglican

so

so

I

1sg.sbj

got

get.pst

confirm.

confirm

I had not been confirmed in the Anglican [Church], so I was confirmed [in the Catholic Church].